Uncovering the Secrets of Gemstone Beach, Fossicking in Southland New Zealand

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11 ай бұрын

A great tick for a big bucket list location completed. My desire was to find some 270 million-year-old trace, fossil worm casts that can be found here at Gemstone Beach.
#thefinders #rockhound #fossilwormcasts #gemstonebeach
The paper by Dirk Knaust
www.sciencedirect.com/science...
John Patterson's Tumblestone Blog
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@simoneerceg7116 29 күн бұрын

I would be looking at the driftwood too. It's a very satisfying pass time and nature always has a gift or two for those who are looking. The rivers offer brilliant stones and rocks also. Expressing your gratitude aloud will always be rewarded.

@johnsorensen5900 Ай бұрын

My Grandparents lived at Orepuki. Grandad was a farmer and gold miner. Spent many hours fossicking at Gemstone Beach as a kid in the 1950’s and ‘60’s … not so many people back then! I always go back for a look when I’m in the south, you never know what you might find. Not telling where the Ruby sand deposit is though! JohnnyZ

@NewZealandRocksDownunder Ай бұрын

I sure is a special place

@quinnabun1173 Ай бұрын

Soooooooooo happy you found such a awesome worm rock hunny.

@John-br6us Ай бұрын

I heard the little gold mining shanty town was named 'Canton' and was a bit of a wild west. It was on the other side of the road more towards Monkey island. Thank you for putting this up for bringing back memories of living in Southland.

@domotemm6242 Ай бұрын

Great content Man, thanks, makes this North Islander even more keen to see the Mainland. cheers

@Roughnready8 2 күн бұрын

So glad I stumbled across this, I really enjoyed it and have subscribed so I can learn more. I'm always picking up rocks 😅 I just like them. I went to Gem stone Beach a few years ago but alas it was a howling Southerly, 2 box trucks were blown over heading out to Bluff so yeah far from hospitable 😂😂😂 Maybe I'll get back down there one-day when I have a few days to while away. In the mean time I'm busy walking the Northern West coast beaches with my faithful hound 😊

@quinnabun1173 Ай бұрын

Love your second worm rock!!!!It looked special

@ronnieboucherthecrystalcraftsm Ай бұрын

do a night time with a big torch = reflection of sapphires !

@clintonwarmington2276 7 күн бұрын

Sapphire s mean it's going to be a good time I'm up north in Whangarei I must get there 🙏😃🇲🇱🍒🍉🍍🥝🫐🍓🍊🍋

@mikedew380 Ай бұрын

It's good to see you wearing a Cold Kiwi Rally tee-shirt (2020). Great video.

@NewZealandRocksDownunder Ай бұрын

Thanks for watching Unfortunately after attending 16 Kiwis I have to stop as a traumatic brain injury has put a stop to riding and driving and large crowds. But I can still make videos lol

@duckducks649 9 ай бұрын

Very fine gold there too and fine platinum one grain for every six grains of gold. In the dark sands tiny brilliant red garnets. Thanks for an interesting video 😊

@NewZealandRocksDownunder 9 ай бұрын

There was a guy there slucing and got a few specks of gold.

@FKTHESYSTEM063 Ай бұрын

2010 ish a rugby team mate of mine oldman lived in Riverton, ended up there one Sunday morning after a bus trip. He had 1 leg and I believe there was a painting of him on a wall in town of him in a little dingy amongst huge waves.. anyway he was filtering black sand with this homemade ramp w car mats to collect the metals. I remember thinking he’s mad, hour or so later now he’s pulling out mercury in a syringe and next min a nice haul of flakes, with some white looking flakes him saying that’s the goods that’s platinum.

@maryjones5710 5 ай бұрын

I can remember looking at trails of mudfossicking creatures along beaches. It is a huge ecological niche, so there must be many, many critters leaving trails. I just love the driving curiosity and the passion to know about our world.

@NewZealandRocksDownunder 5 ай бұрын

Ichnofossills are really cool. Traces left behind and fossilized

@outthere9370 Ай бұрын

We drive on the left hand side of the road. Which means the drver is closer to the centre line & the front passenger is closer to the curb. The filming is from the passenger side. 🤗

@NewZealandRocksDownunder Ай бұрын

Correct I can no longer drive due to a traumatic brain injury so the filming is from the passenger seat

@brianOcurradhin 28 күн бұрын

Thanks for the post from kerikeri very interesting i would like to beachcomb there oneday cheers

@freshimpactco.8698 Ай бұрын

Good on ya mate, it was a very informative and interesting video. I hope you had a great time....

@NewZealandRocksDownunder Ай бұрын

Every day out is a great time, I take the opportunities when I can. Thanks for watching I appreciate your time taken to view this

@judithobrien2750 28 күн бұрын

Pleased I found this. We lived in Orepuki late 50’s to 70’s. Special place, tho a tad chilly.🤗

@jamesprentice5503 29 күн бұрын

Great finds!

@rosssouthwell8678 14 күн бұрын

Hi up by Cheviot on the coast ,would be good to get ur information on those fossils, .and how they where formed my guess a lot later .

@bugmouthready529 11 күн бұрын

The carpark above the beech is on top of an old landfill. It is slowly eroding back towards the road and I have found some cool stuff scratching around in there

@NewZealandRocksDownunder 10 күн бұрын

Thanks that is interesting to know, find any old bottles there?

@wendymckenzie1452 6 күн бұрын

thanks for a great video - I learned a lot. Also loved the soundtrack - who is it please?

@NewZealandRocksDownunder 6 күн бұрын

Thanks for watching, the soundtrack is a royalty free track from the Filmora Wondershare video editor that I use. "Violin and acoustic guitar chill time"

@rachelleandrichard 9 ай бұрын

Fantastic stuff. I love the science korero. Thats an old old fossil. Incredible. Why was it called monkey island? 😂 There's no monkeys in NZ except maybe in the Beehive. I'm loving this series of travel rock hounding. Places I'd love to visit and rockhound too. Thanks for sharing.

@NewZealandRocksDownunder 9 ай бұрын

Back in the whaling days the island was where a monkey winch was mounted to pull in the whales the name stuck as monkey island

@rachelleandrichard 9 ай бұрын

@@NewZealandRocksDownunder aha, that makes sense. Thanks for replying. 🐒

@stephenmajor-wn7nm 2 күн бұрын

Where are all the stones I have never seen sand on that part before, it was thick with stones. We pick up the very wax stones

@farmboypresents9977 11 ай бұрын

That driving and filming almost caused a hazard

@NewZealandRocksDownunder 11 ай бұрын

Unfortunately due to having had a Traumatic Brain Injury several years ago I no longer am able to drive so all my filming is from the passenger seat when travelling.

@farmboypresents9977 11 ай бұрын

@@NewZealandRocksDownunder sorry for the head injury, i know a couple of folk similar. Glad you aren't filming and driving.

@wendyb4741 9 ай бұрын

Thank you. I loved going along on your adventure with you. I'm watching from the UK

@NewZealandRocksDownunder 9 ай бұрын

Welcome to the land Downunder, thanks for watching and being a part of our adventures.